Taft Abrogates Treaty With Russia Amid Immigration Debate
President Taft formally notified the Senate of abrogation of the treaty with Russia over alleged discriminatory conditions against American citizens. Debates in Congress focus on immigration impacts and trade relations. The Foreign Affairs Committee supported ratification earlier, while Democrats raise procedural questions and opposition. The move aims to renew negotiations while stressing enduring bilateral ties and mutual interests.
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Heyburn Seares
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sulatwa
Sulzer
Lodge Resolution On Russia United States Trade Treaty
Senator Lodge reports a resolution noting the 1822 treaty of commerce and navigation with Russia would expire January 1 1884 unless a one year notification is given. It claims the 1911 notification to terminate takes effect and that the treaty no longer meets political principles and commercial needs of both nations.
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Lodge
United States
Russia
St. Petersburg
Russia Abrogates Treaty Threat To Bar American Goods
In Mt Petersburg on December 18 Ambassador Curtis Guild Jr acting for President Taft notified Russia that the U S United States Russia treaty will be abrogated under Article XII effective January 1 1913 The move aims to curb Jewish agitation and protect American trade with Japan and Manchuria while Russia pledges no concessions on passport issues The Russian reply defends its position and hints at possible excluding American goods with Japan. analysts doubt major direct trade impact but fear broader economic tensions continued on fourth page
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Mt Petersburg
Curtis Guild, Jr
Taft
M. Sazinoff
United States
Russia
Trussia
Tait
Ambassador Guild
Russan
Revelpt
Rusaia
Duma
M. Suzonoff
M. Sazonoff
Rusia Jas
Japan
Manchuria
Novor Vremya
Lords of
America
Novoa Vremya
Hay Bill Sparks Clash With Gen Wood Over Army Reform
The heated debate centers on Representative James Hay’s plan to extend enlistment to five years and consolidate supply, subsistence and pay departments. Gen Leonard Wood challenges key provisions while Gen Ainsworth denies involvement. Hay defends the measure as saving money and boosting efficiency, with a substitute bill reportedly being prepared.
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Ainsworth
Department—Inctorses
Hay
Alice
Wood
Leonard Wood
United States Army
James Hay
House
War Department
Gen. Wood
Stat
Committee On Military Affairs
Ile
Hobson
Way
Congress
Agft
May
Gen. Ainsworth
Atnaworth
Adjutant General's
Inspector General
General Staff
Secretary of War
Beavers Falls Women Form Marriage Syndicate
Special to The Washington Post reports Beaver Falls women formed a marriage syndicate and sent letters to Sterling men. Four Sterling youths traveled to Beaver Falls to seek brides by Christmas. The Beaver Falls group screened suitors by references and planned to match eligible men with syndicate members. More men are said to be invited as scouts report favorable responses.
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Washington Post
Sterling
Beaver Falls
Amovs Hollingswood
Fred G. Kinimoor
Mivert Rock
Himer Hessburt
Plot to Kill Madero Involves $125000 Reward
A Washington dispatch notes a $125000 fund posted in a New York bank for the successful completion of a plot to assassinate Francisco I. Madero, President of Mexico. The plan, organized by Mexican reactionaries in Paris and New York, involved followers of Gen. Reyes and a Manhattan prominent family member, with U.S. officials alerted as far back as October.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York American
Francisco J. Madero
Mexico
Riet
Paris
Reyes
Manhattan
Madero
Ith Wash- Inston
United States
Department of Justice
Mourning Fathers Meet in Dover for Infant's Welfare
Henry C Beattie Sr of Richmond arrived in Dover to plan for the future of his late son Henry C Beattie Jr s infant child who is with the baby s maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert V Owen The two fathers were seen walking together in Dover and Beattie s visit was previously unknown The infant will stay in Dover and be raised in the Owen home.
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Washington Post
Dover
del. Dee
Henry C. Beattie, Sr
Richmond
Henry C. Beattie, Jr
Ita
Robert V. Owen
Beattie
Owen
Egg and Butter Prices Rise in New York Market
First grades of eggs rose 31 cents a dozen wholesale today, from 44 to 46 cents a dozen, vs 34 to 33 cents a year ago in December. Butter increased 2 cents per pound to 38 cents, with 27 to 30 cents prevails last December.
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New York
Washington
Four Girls Lash Man Over Goose Roast Tale
Washington Pa December 18 Four girls and a guest attacked Charles Dowden a railroad worker with a heavy awake whip after he arrived home at Burgettstown at 1 o clock. The assault followed a dispute over a report Dowden published about a goose roast at the Ritchie home.
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Washington Post
Washington, Pa
Charles Dowden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Burgettstown
Annis
Mamie Ritchie
Mildred Cole
Chicago
Edna Dowden
Dowden
Ritchie
Large federal damages awarded to injured freight engineer
Olver Huff of Mount Vernon New York received 22500 under the Federal Employers' Liability Act after a June collision in Fairfield Connecticut. The United States circuit court awarded Huff 322500 against the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company which argued the law unconstitutional.
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New York
Olver Huff
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Fairfield
Conn
United States
Huff
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Rairoad
Bet on Roosevelt Nomination Dominates Wall Street
In New York on December 18, traders placed small bets that Theodore Roosevelt would be the Republican presidential nominee and win the election. Similar wagers favored Ohio Governor Harmon for the Democratic nomination, while bets on Taft or Wilson were not recorded.
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Washington Post
New York
Wall Street
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Gov
Harmon
Ohio
Taft
Wilson
New Jersey
Rochambeau Tossed in Atlantic Storms
The French liner Rochambeau arrived from Le Havre after a severe Atlantic storm. The vessel was rocked by heavy seas for three days, shattering nearly 1500 dishes and tossing passengers about. Many passengers were confined below decks for safety during the gale.
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New York
Rochambeau
Hove
Atlantic Ocean
Murderous Polish Miner Kills Three Then Kills Self in Canonsburg
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on December 18 John Tho rick a 4 Polish miner shot and killed Michael Novac his wife Mary and Frank Sevanto a boarder while his daughter Toniyo Ricorick fled. He then shot himself and lies dying in hospital. The motive cited is protection sought for his daughter from the Novacs. The killings occurred as the victims sat at a table in the home.
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Canonsburg
John Thorick
Michael Novac
Mary Novac
Frank Sevanto
Rivorick
Novacs
Toniyo Ricorick
Noo
Novaca
Ricorick
Ricerick
Novac
Rierick
Youmg
Levanto
Rirorick
Aiken Dam Breach Cuts Electric Light to City
Northern tourists and cottagers arriving in Aiken South Carolina faced blackout after a dam burst and the plant washing away. Candles and kerosene lamps were in demand as residents awaited an auxiliary plant to restore power. Among distant visitors affected were Mr and Mrs Thomas Hitchcock Jr of Westbury Long Island Mrs Duncan Mr Kim of Washington and Mr and Mrs McCullough of New York.
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Aiken
S.C
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Westbury
Long Island
Duncan
Kim
Washington
McCullough
New York
Bride Guilty Of Forgery In New York Trial
Mrs Annie Crowley Gifford a 17 year old bride pleads guilty to forging her employer name on checks. She admits one $70 forgery and is held without bail as detectives say total forged sums reached about two dollars. The confession follows her Sunday court appearance with no emotion observed.
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New York
Annie Crowley Gifford
Ald
Crown Prince Frederick William’s wife bears a son
Berlin reports Crown Princess Cecilia gave birth to a son at 1 o'clock this morning. The royal couple now have four sons. The Post offers free want ads in its classifieds section.
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Bord
Berlin
Cecilia
Frederick William
Peace Conference Opens Warned by Wu Ting Fang
Washington dispatch reports Shanghai talks amid war prep in China. Wu Ting Fang urges diplomats to evacuate Beijing, while powers aim to end civil strife without chaos. Mediation notes to be sent, with emphasis on cooperative action among Britain Japan and other powers.
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Washington Post
Peking
Shanghai
Wu Ting-fang
Tientsin
Legation
Japan
England
China
Revolutionary Forces
Wu Chang
Tang Shaoli
Yuan Shih Kai
Tang
Tang Shao Yi
London
Vec
State Department
Great Britain
Washington
Divorce Granted to Mrs Kellogg in Battle Creek Case
Detroit judge grants Mrs Frank J Kellogg a divorce with $25,000 alimony. He condemned as perjury the sworn testimony of two chauffeurs who attacked the woman’s character, and ruled the young wife was guiltless after examining the evidence.
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Detroit
Mich
Frank J. Kellogg
Battle Creek
Donovan
No Sting in Abrogation of Treaty Emerges in Russia Standoff
Russia yields nothing as treaty abrogation debate continues. Military bill defended amid diplomatic tensions. Three shots heard in fatal incident prompt warnings to leave Peking. Virginia vote buying alleged. Kirarian of Congress criticized amid broader political scrutiny.
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Russia
Peking
Virginia
Kirarian
Congress
Board of Trade
Wabash Railroad
Steel Inquiry
Heche
Big Harbor
Society
U—Macveagh
Detective Finds Pearl at Waldorf Astoria
Assistant House Detective Watson recovered a $5,000 pearl on the Thirty third street side of the Waldorf Astoria this morning and received a $200 reward from a wealthy mining man for returning the gem. The Watson family celebrated a merry Christmas.
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New York
Watson
Waldorf-Astoria
Thirtythird Street
Indicted by hundreds whisky and money used in elections
Bristol Tennessee December 18 Predictions are that Lee county Virginia may rival Adams county Ohio in the number of arrests for alleged election bribery as jurors in Judge Skeen inquiry have found many true bills. The judge will extend probes to neighboring counties. whisky shippers in Bristol testify on large preelection shipments.
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Skeen
Adams County
Ohio
Bristol
Tenn
Lee County
Strand Jury
Gypsy Queen's Child Dies End Of Baltimore Romance
The Baltimore romance ends with the death of Lina Michele, a month-old child of a gypsy king and queen. The queen formerly Jessie Habersham of this city, descendant of Francis Scott Key, died a little over a year ago after elopement and marriage to Michele. The incident closes a tale that captivated national attention.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
West Mulberry Street
Marke
Lina Michele
Jessie Habersham
A W. Tabersham
Chy
Francis Suatt Ke
Mysterious illness strikes deaf and blind pupil
Solomon Jackowitz a Delany Street resident lies in Gouveur Hospital tonight after a sudden collapse in Public School No. 9. He has been unable to hear, see, or speak since an incident in class this morning. Early reports say a teacher slapped him after a misspelled word, triggering convulsions.
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Woshington Post
New York
Gouveneur Hospital
Solomon Jackowitz
Delanyistreet
Pearls for Mrs Astor Gift Necklace Worth 200000
Col John Jacob Astor recently gave his wife a pearl necklace valued about 200000, bought from a Fifth Avenue jeweler. Mrs Madeleine Talmadge Force Astor wore it publicly at a recent opera. Mrs Marshall Orme Wilson, formerly Milas Caroline Astor, is said to have found the necklace for her brother.
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Washington Post
New York
Col
John Jacob Astor
Madeleine Talmadgeforce
Fifth Avenue
Astor
Marshall Orme Wilson
Milas Caroline Astor
New Courthouse Destroyed by Dynamiters in Nevada
Special to The Washington Fest reports the almost finished Lyon county courthouse at Yerington, Nevada, blown up by dynamiters. Loss to contractors is about 50,000 dollars. A history of county seat removal from Dayton fuels local factional anger and is believed to drive the outrage.
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Reno
Nev
Yerington
Lyon County
Dayton
Putnam Promises Return of Blind Reading Room in National Library
At a Public Library conference, Herbert Putnam faced protests from blind readers over transferring their reading room from the Library of Congress to the Public Library space on New York Avenue. He pledged to try reopening the private room and to continue entertainments, while critics argued for restoring access to the National Library.
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Putnam
National Institution
Saya
Herbert Putnam
Lbrarian
Congress
Public Library
Congressional Library
National Library
New York Avenue
Snally
Himael
Ella Loraine Dorsey
National Library For the Blind
George Story
New York
Congressional Lbrarian
Air
Mr. Story
Library of Congress
Ky Hs
New York State
Tom
Story
Mr Story
Nations Library
Jess
Harriet TL. Stone
West Virginia
Senate
Representatives
Thomas Nelson Page
Georg F. Bowerman
Miss Dorsey
Jury Fixes Strange Penalty in Murder Verdict
Geneva Hi Dec 18 One of the most remarkable verdicts ever found by a jury was reversed in Hingis involving Henry W Morris convicted of the murder of Mrs Betta Dumas of Pontiac The original verdict ordered the prisoner on each anniversary of the slaying to be placed in a dungeon and fed bread and water and denied parole by any pardoning board Judge Carnes said the verdict could not be carried out and sent them back to draft a differently worded verdict
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Geneva
Hingis
Henry W. Morris
Lfe
Betella Dumas
Pontiac
Board of Pardons
Magrus
Carnes
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